Next to the one with the yuri imagery, this is my favorite thread on the board.

Most likely my favorite gaming easter egg:

The classical 'nude cover', where one arm is drawn across the breasts and the other moves to cover the crotch. The nature of the pose as well as the accompanying embarrassment reminds me of ancient sculpture and is quite appealing in its shyness. Modesty is sexy.

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LOL The egg is unfertilized, so 'menstruation' would be a more apt descriptor.

Hazandyne said:
While there are no more random encounters, if you kill a weaker enemy on the field without initiating an encounter, you don't get any benefits.

It doesn’t even count as one slain for a guild quest! Kind of lame, huh?

The conclusion of the two-part race episodes of Last Exile. Dio sounds creepy as balls in English.

And Duke Henry Knowles is played by the same English VA as Charles zi Britannia, making his desire to avenge his son somewhat odd to hear.

I finally found that Takoluka picture that you guys love. Someone named Shomonan posted it a long time ago.

genosabre said:
I really liked the phone booth scene in Memories.

God, that was intense. And the way it ended, too… I haven't played the game, but I get the feeling that Memories and Melodies are among the better anime adaptions of visual novels. Particularly the way that they don't gloss over the sex too much, and slip it in subtlely.

…Ohhhhh, I just realized how that last part sounded. XD

Napoleon Dynamite. It’s a classic. I’m not sure why, but it is.

genosabre said:
And that's another one. If you haven't watched Ef -A tale of Memories- yet, you should. Watching either one first is fine.

Oh, I have. I watched them both in order. Memories was sad, too, but it dealt with different issues, which resolved themselves a bit more obviously and straightforwardly between the couples. Both ef series are freakin' awesome. The art direction alone is just magical. The element of sex is integrated very well in these two romances, unlike so many other anime series.

…GAMBIT! That's what it reminded me of.

Let’s talk space junk. About how much debris is really in orbit? How big are the pieces? Is there a way to clean it up before any of the junk causes some damage to spacecraft, or are we better off ignoring it?

I finished ef – a tale of melodies a few months ago, and even though I was crying like a little bitch, I ultimately felt happy, because of the reunion that the grown-up, angel Yuko had with Yuu before she had to leave Earth for good, and the belief that the two of them will be together again permanently in the afterlife. Yuko's and Yuu's life histories were so humongously tragic that I truly needed that closure. I'm not religious, but it's comforting to believe in the immortality of the soul.

Anyway, I wouldn't tolerate an ending any harsher than the bittersweet ending of Melodies, but it was powerful, powerful stuff. Yuko Amamiya is one of the most beautiful anime characters ever. So of course she becomes an angel… Sorry for my maudlin post, but it really got to me.

aneko said:

pantsukudasai said:

Not bad. The impression of the navel seen through a one-piece suit goes with the shininess quite well. Earlier I was talking about shiny bikinis, though.

Shiny bikinis look so dazzling and bold, especially if they're strapless. Thanks to John Hayabusa for bringing my attention to the matter.

VillainousHanacha said:
So by that criteria did you enjoy Madoka or F/Z? Madoka was bittersweet, but you can't really say the same for F/Z.

I haven't seen either of them. I'd like to see Madoka, but I don't have an interest in Fate/Zero. Even though that show is such a downer, you could say that things are set right by the time of Fate/Stay Night. The Tohsaka sisters are reunited, for one thing, which is my favorite character interaction of the series.

kanika said:
And there's also my waifu/husbando, who has a canon male version of herself:

I was [i]so[/i] glad that 'he' turned out to be a her. Then I was actually glad to have Cocona in my party.

PS: 13-year-old Reyvateil disguised as an 18-year-old dude for the lulz.

Chocolate Salty Balls by Isaac Hayes (the live version).

VillainousHanacha said:
I've heard with multiple people that Guilty Crown's second half is better, but the 1st half just pissed me off to such a degree that I could literally care less about what comes next and I don't care at all about what I'm possibly missing. You mentioned Clannad, which is an Anime I love myself (both seasons as well). Sure, After Story was depressing but I already loved the first season and After Story was of excellent quality as well, so I kept going regardless. To me there is a gulf of quality difference between Clannad and Guilty Crown so great that saying it was the difference between McDonalds and Wagyu Beef would still not come close.

At least Clannad After Story had a happy ending, much like Kanon. I despise tragedy if it doesn’t result in at least some happiness or hope.

It’s a shame to hear consistently bad things about Guilty Crown; regardless of characterization, Inori has an eye-popping design.

genosabre said:
There are titles that would make me want to stop watching to take a break from heavy emotions [Clannad -After-] or make me want to stop because its boring or disgusting me.

Emotionally impactful shows are hard to watch a lot of at once. I can usually space them out to about one or two episodes a day, if it's something that I love. I do the same for plot-intensive shows, too, since I don’t want to forget any of the details. To recover stamina, I've got stuff like Dokuro-chan or Azumanga or even Strike Witches, which you can marathon a lot easier.

aneko said:
Is it silly, or is the other kind?

Condoms themselves aren’t silly, but their inclusion in hentai is, kinda. It’s like the girls holding them are… strangely proud, I guess? That’s probably not the right word.